The Board has denied the claims for service connection for residuals of a bilateral ankle injury and hepatitis, as well as the claim for an increased rating for right 5th metacarpal fracture. The claim for an increased rating for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine is granted.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence linking the current disabilities to service or any in-service occurrence or event.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of Bilateral Ankle Injury, Hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- February 8, 2000
- Citation
- 0003099
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What this means for you
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